Evaluate the extent to which conservatives agree on the economy?
Intro:
To a significant extent conservatives disagree over the economy. Although all branches of
conservatism have a common agreement on capitalism they differ greatly on the role of the
state in the economy and what approaches work best.
- Therefore they disagree as One nation and traditional conservatives believe in state
intervention to prevent uprisings whilst the new right meanwhile neo liberals in the
new right believe in a minimalist minarchist state.
- New right rebukes the welfare state but one nation conservatives believe the state
should act in a paternalistic society.
- All agree on property rights being essential
Point 1
The largest area of agreement amongst conservatives is believing that capitalism is the preferred system to its
alternatives and they view the resulting inequality as an inevitable by-product of our natural differences.
Evidence/examples Evaluation
- Burke supported capitalism as it produces Therefore it is clear that the branches of conservatism
great wealth and he believed it was natural for all believe in the economic system
people to desire wealth, so having markets
that naturally arose as people freely
exchanged should be left to operate.
- Similarly, one nation conservatives also agree
with capitalism but they were worried about
the divisive effect of it.
- New right also strongly believe in capitalism
believing it is the efficient and moral
Intro:
To a significant extent conservatives disagree over the economy. Although all branches of
conservatism have a common agreement on capitalism they differ greatly on the role of the
state in the economy and what approaches work best.
- Therefore they disagree as One nation and traditional conservatives believe in state
intervention to prevent uprisings whilst the new right meanwhile neo liberals in the
new right believe in a minimalist minarchist state.
- New right rebukes the welfare state but one nation conservatives believe the state
should act in a paternalistic society.
- All agree on property rights being essential
Point 1
The largest area of agreement amongst conservatives is believing that capitalism is the preferred system to its
alternatives and they view the resulting inequality as an inevitable by-product of our natural differences.
Evidence/examples Evaluation
- Burke supported capitalism as it produces Therefore it is clear that the branches of conservatism
great wealth and he believed it was natural for all believe in the economic system
people to desire wealth, so having markets
that naturally arose as people freely
exchanged should be left to operate.
- Similarly, one nation conservatives also agree
with capitalism but they were worried about
the divisive effect of it.
- New right also strongly believe in capitalism
believing it is the efficient and moral
